London, July 31, 2020: A leading UK organization which advocates for generous charitable giving has said that churches have seen a dramatic drop in their income as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Stewardship said that churches who are without an adequate online giving platform have been worse affected, asContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ferozepur, July 31, 2020: A pastor was found dead in the Ferozepur district of Punjab state in northern India. The body of Pastor Balwinder Bagicha Bhatti was discovered by some people by the roadside in Zira Tehsil July 27, reports Persecution Relief, an ecumenical group monitoringContinue Reading
Pantabangan, July 31, 2020: A 300-year-old town that was submerged to build a dam in the 1970s was visible again this week after drought caused the water to recede. The once-bustling Old Pantabangan town in Nueva Ecija province, the Philippines, was sunken and not seen for almost half-a-century. However, aContinue Reading
Amaravati, July 31, 2020: At least 10 people died after allegedly consuming sanitizer as an alternative to liquor in a village under Covid-19 lockdown in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, the police said July 31. The victims of Kurichedu village had been drinking sanitizer for the past few days, mixingContinue Reading
By Winnu Das & Anita Cheria Kuravilangad, July 31, 2020: The year 2020 has been marked by the most drastic changes in human lives and livelihood situations that our generation has seen globally. As August approaches discussions are rampant on social media and news channels about how people have respondedContinue Reading
Vatican City, July 31, 2020: Christians in Pakistan can now connect even more deeply to their faith as the Church has redesigned an old radio service to launch a news program – the first of its kind in the country. The newly-unveiled Radio Veritas Asia (RVA) Urdu service was launchedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Agartala, July 31, 2020: The first priest from the Bengali community in the northeastern Indian state of Tripura was ordained on July 30. Bishop Lumen Monteiro of Agartala ordained Deacon Sekhar Robin Das for the Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, commonly referred toContinue Reading
By Frida Toppo Bishnupur, July 31, 2020: The Covid pandemic has affected everyone. All seem to be on the same page, at least in terms of a global health emergency. Since March 25, India has been under lockdown. In the beginning I felt relaxed since I had more time forContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, July 31, 2020: Jesuit Father Francis Gonsalves takes over as the new president of Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth (JDV), a pontifical institute in Pune, western India, on July 31, the feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus. Appointed by Rome-based JesuitContinue Reading
By Dr George Jacob Kochi, July 20, 2020: India’s first five Rafale fighters touched down in Ambala, Haryana, on July 29. They flew 7,000 km from France, where they were manufactured. The nation went gung-ho, or was supposed to pretend so. As the ‘game changing’ fighters landed, the defence ministerContinue Reading
